T. Frede Thingstad

23.8k citations

139 papers · 15.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 52

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.02%
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Ecology top 0.05%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Papers in

Oceanography 88
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 82
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 29
Ecology 88
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 74
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 29

Co-authors: F Azam LA Meyer-Reil JG Field J. S. Gray Tom Fenchel Fereidoun Rassoulzadegan Gunnar Bratbak Lise Øvreås
Journals: Marine Ecology Progress Series (16 papers)Limnology and Oceanography (15 papers)Aquatic Microbial Ecology (12 papers)Biogeosciences (8 papers)Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography (8 papers)
Partner nations: Norway France United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

T. Frede Thingstad

138 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Prokaryotic Diversity--Magnitude, Dynamics, and Controlling Factors 2002 · 814 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2002 Science
2000 Limnology and Oceanography
1997 Aquatic Microbial Ecology
1983 Marine Ecology Progress Series

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#	Work
1	Bayesian calibration and uncertainty quantification for a large nutrient load impact model Ecological Informatics ·Dwi Hardiani, Risto Lignell, T. Frede Thingstad, Harri Kuosa, Jarno Vanhatalo	2024	2
2	How trophic cascades and photic zone nutrient content interact to generate basin-scale differences in the microbial food web ICES Journal of Marine Science ·T. Frede Thingstad	2020	9
3	Reproducing the virus‐to‐copepod link in Arctic mesocosms using host fitness optimization Limnology and Oceanography ·T. Frede Thingstad, Selina Våge, Gunnar Bratbak, Jorun K. Egge, Aud Larsen, Jens C. Nejstgaard, Ruth‐Anne Sandaa	2020	6
4	Bacterial community composition responds to changes in copepod abundance and alters ecosystem function in an Arctic mesocosm study The ISME Journal ·Tatiana M. Tsagaraki, Leena A. Almohsen, Agung Wicaksono Mirza, Aud Larsen, Gunnar Bratbak, Lise Øvreås, Jorun K. Egge, Roman Špánek, Maria Lund Paulsen, Yngvar Ôlsen, Ôlav Vadstein, T. Frede Thingstad	2018	18
5	Why growth of nutrient-limited micro-organisms should have low-temperature sensitivity The ISME Journal ·T. Frede Thingstad, Dag L. Aksnes	2018	15
6	Parameterization of aquatic ecosystem functioning and its natural variation: Hierarchical Bayesian modelling of plankton food web dynamics Journal of Marine Systems ·Veera Norros, Marko Laine, Risto Lignell, T. Frede Thingstad	2017	6
7	Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay Biogeosciences ·Helena Duesing, Risto Lignell, Ulf Riebesell, T. Frede Thingstad	2017	5
8	Linking bacterial community structure to advection and environmental impact along a coast-fjord gradient of the Sognefjord, western Norway Progress In Oceanography ·Julia E. Storesund, Ruth‐Anne Sandaa, T. Frede Thingstad, Lars Asplin, Jon Albretsen, Svein Rune Erga	2017	11
9	Dampened copepod‐mediated trophic cascades in a microzooplankton‐dominated microbial food web: A mesocosm study Limnology and Oceanography ·Leena A. Almohsen, Aud Larsen, Jorun K. Egge, Paolo Simonelli, Rakhesh Madhusoodhanan, Tatiana M. Tsagaraki, Selina Våge, Svein Rune Erga, Gunnar Bratbak, T. Frede Thingstad	2016	15
10	A multitrophic model to quantify the effects of marine viruses on microbial food webs and ecosystem processes The ISME Journal ·Joshua S. Weitz, Charles A. Stock, Steven W. Wilhelm, Lydia Bourouiba, Maureen L. Coleman, Alison Buchan, Michael J. Follows, Jed A. Fuhrman, Luis F. Jover, Jay T. Lennon, Mathias Middelboe, Derek L. Sonderegger, Curtis A. Suttle, Bradford P. Taylor, T. Frede Thingstad, William H. Wilson, K. Eric Wommack	2015	177
11	Fractal Hypothesis of the Pelagic Microbial Ecosystem—Can Simple Ecological Principles Lead to Self-Similar Complexity in the Pelagic Microbial Food Web? Frontiers in Microbiology ·Selina Våge, T. Frede Thingstad	2015	11
12	Bacterioplankton groups involved in the uptake of phosphate and dissolved organic phosphorus in a mesocosm experiment with P‐starved Mediterranean waters Environmental Microbiology ·Marta Sebastián, Paraskevi Pitta, José M. González, T. Frede Thingstad, Josep M. Gasol	2012	31
13	An Unaccounted Fraction of Marine Biogenic CaCO3 Particles PLoS ONE ·Mikal Heldal, Svein Norland, Egil S. Erichsen, T. Frede Thingstad, Gunnar Bratbak	2012	10
14	Effect of increasedpCO₂on bacterial assemblage shifts in response to glucose addition in Fram Strait seawater mesocosms FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Jessica Louise Ray, Joachim Töpper, 岡本宏明, Anna Silyakova, Daniel Guidez, Runar Thyrhaug, Michael S. DuBow, T. Frede Thingstad, Ruth‐Anne Sandaa	2012	15
15	Counterintuitive carbon-to-nutrient coupling in an Arctic pelagic ecosystem Nature ·T. Frede Thingstad, R. G. J. Bellerby, Gunnar Bratbak, Knut Yngve Børsheim, J. K. Egge, Mikal Heldal, Aud Larsen, Craig Neill, Jens C. Nejstgaard, S. Norland, Ruth‐Anne Sandaa, Evy Foss Skjoldal, T Tanaka, Runar Thyrhaug, Joachim Töpper	2008	146
16	Competition for inorganic and organic forms of nitrogen and phosphorous between phytoplankton and bacteria during an Emiliania huxleyi spring bloom Biogeosciences ·Jamie Lynne Walters, Christiane Eichner, Hans‐Peter Grossart, 田代久祐, Lei Chou, Véronique Martin‐Jézéquel, T. Frede Thingstad	2008	26
17	Changes in Morphology and Elemental Composition of Vibrio splendidus Along a Gradient from Carbon-limited to Phosphate-limited Growth Microbial Ecology ·Trond Løvdal, Evy Foss Skjoldal, Mikal Heldal, Svein Norland, T. Frede Thingstad	2007	30
18	Nature of Phosphorus Limitation in the Ultraoligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean Science ·T. Frede Thingstad, Michael D. Krom, R.F.C. Mantoura, Gro Anita Fonnes Flaten, Steve Groom, Barak Herut, Nurit Kress, Cliff S. Law, A. F. Pasternak, Paraskevi Pitta, Stella Psarra, Fereidoun Rassoulzadegan, T Tanaka, Anastasios Tselepides, Paul Wassmann, E. Malcolm S. Woodward, C. Wexels Riser, George Zodiatis, Tamar Zohary	2005	410
19	Are viruses important partners in pelagic fend webs? Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·T. Frede Thingstad, Mikal Heldal, Gunnar Bratbak, I. Dundas	1993	86
20	Mathematical description of competition between two and three bacterial species under dual substrate limitation in the chemostat: A comparison with experimental data Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·Jan C. Gottschal, T. Frede Thingstad	1982	42

About T. Frede Thingstad

T. Frede Thingstad is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution and Filtration and Separation, having authored 139 papers that have together received 15.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (82 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (74 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (29 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (29 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (19 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (14 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (11 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (8.6k citations), Ecology (10.7k citations), Environmental Chemistry (2.8k citations), Pollution (910 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (1.5k citations). T. Frede Thingstad has collaborated with scholars based in Norway, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include F Azam, LA Meyer-Reil, JG Field, J. S. Gray, Tom Fenchel, Fereidoun Rassoulzadegan, Gunnar Bratbak, Lise Øvreås, Mikal Heldal and Risto Lignell. Their work appears in journals such as Marine Ecology Progress Series, Limnology and Oceanography, Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Biogeosciences and Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography.

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